CAMom, your story reminds me of something my DS said the other day about a boy in his class. He's in the GT pullout with DS and is a teacher's pet-type - a model for behavior. I'm not sure of his LOG, but with heterogenous grouping, even MG kids have to do lots of unncessary review. Anyhow, this boy apparently told DS that he makes mistakes on purpose so that he "doesn't have to skip a grade" like my DS. I'm in no position to judge his parents. But I can't help feeling like someone should be advocating for him. Perhaps if he were acting out, he would be in better shape in a way. I wonder if a kid like this is just at much at risk for underachievement than the clearly unhappy kid.